The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-06

IL have commissioned james
Bright, Deputy Sheriff of South Ko-
hala to act as Deputy Attorney Gen
eral during the adjourned November.
! 1887, Term of the Third Circuit Court
at Waimea, Hawaii.
2. The actual work of prosecuting
the Crown cases in that Court will be
performed by Hon. ID. H. Hitchcock.
8. Mr.. Hitchcock has received moth
! ing, as vet, for such service, but / ex-
pect to pay him $50 90 for the same.
| There are, as I reeOllect, some fourteen
| criminal cases, on the calendar, some
of them of very serious nature.
/ would add that the above course
was taken after receiving the concur
renee of His Honor the Chief Justice,
and several of the legal practitioners
of this city, Mr.. Peterson, the deputy
of my department, being absent in
| California because of his health. Mr..
Hitchcock was obliged to attend the
Term upon private business, and the
opportunity to thus engage his services
as prosecuting attorney was by me
| considered both as fortunate, because
of his complete competency for the
work, and economical by comparison
with the sums paid for similar services
in the past. For instance, the amount
paid to Mr.. Whiting for prosecuting
Including expenses) at the Waimes
Term, 1885, was 1915 90.
Amount paid Paul Neumann to at
tend tax appeal cases at HilO, 1886,
S312 so.
Amount paid Antoine Rosa for lex
ira services" in prosecuting Che at the
time being i'll receipt of $3.50 90 per
month salary at Waimea Term, 1856,
$500.
Amount paid A. Rosa for similar
''extra services" for Lahaina t.
1886, 500. -
Amount paid w. A. Whiting for
prosecuting at May Term, 1886, at
HilO, $3.50 90.
"Expensesp lin addition to salary
drawn by Paul Neumann for Lahaina
Term, 1885, 500 90.
Signed, C. w. ASHFORD.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of the Bonds bill tthe
original bill and schedules appeared in
the GAZETTE of Nov. 2D.
The House took the usual noon re-
cess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed at 1 o'clock.
The Bonds bill passed third reading.
Third reading of the bill to inden-
nifty the Minister of Finance for GER
tain expenditures. Passed.
Third reading of the bill TO eOnstrue
the terms, ''the King" and 'the Sow
ereignU in certain cases.
Rep. Kinney moved an amendment
striking out the words "the majority
Off from the phrase "the majority Of
the Cabinet
The amendment was adopted.
The bill then passed as amended.
Third reading of the insurance tax
bill. Passed.
Second reading of the bill to repeal
the opium license Act, to re. enact pro-
hibitOry statutes and to arrange the
compensation, if any, due the lieensee.
Noble WateThOuse moved the bill
pass to engrOssment. Carried.
Third reading set for Monday,
The President announced sundry
bills, set for third reading, Saturday.
engrossed and ready to be taken up.
Noble Castle moved that the bills
referred to be taken out of the regular
order and read now.
Rep. Kinney moved an amendment,
excepting the police organization.
Carried.
The motion as amended was put and
carried.
BILLS TAKEN OUT OF REGULAR
ORDER.
Third reading of the bill relating 10
the practice of medicine. Passed.
This bill abolishes the Hawaiian
Board of Healthy
Third reading of the bill providing
for the discharge of certain duties for
merly pertaining to the office of Coy
ernor.
Noble Smith moved an amendment,
striking out the clause requiring
5herifts to countersign orders and
traits upon the treasury by District
Justices, Assessors and Tax Collectors.
Carried
The bill, as amended, passed third
reading.
The House adjourned at $3.50 to
saturday morning.
For Saturdays proceedings see next pageI